I'm a heterosexual mother aged 82. I was brought up not to be homophobic and that has stayed with me and been taught to my children. I don't attend church as there's too much emphasis on the Old Testament. Christians should follow the Christ of the New Testament I think. ' Judge not lest ye be judged' is perfect.
GAY PRIDE, Alex, and COMPLETELY separate the TQIA double plus bullshit from the LGB. If Gay Marriage gets repealed (very unlikely), it won’t be because of Matt Walsh or President Trump or VP Vance. It will be because of the TQIA double plus freaks who have go too far with their agenda and to go after the children and are pissing everyone off, including us normal gays, insisting on pushing transwomen/girls (biological men/boys) into women’s and girl’s sports and safe spaces with the full backing of the Democratic Party. President Trump is the most pro-gay President ever. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is the most powerful gay man in the world today. Trump has hosted gay weddings at Mar-A-Lago; Richard Grenell still holds an important role in 47’s administration as well as the former Director of National Intelligence under 45.
Save your ire not for President Trump and his administration, rather amplify your voice ten fold to expose the homophobic frauds that make up the TQIA double plus mob. Not the MAGA crowd, Alex. That said, your piece is excellent. You should post it to X and pay the $500 for 1-2 million users to view it.
I'm not disagreeing with you, I also mentioned that gays mist break free from Woke Alphabet Mafia and that Pride as it is now is a pedo abomination. I also said that this far Trump and JD Vance are on our side but not all in their administration share their view, for example Hegseth recently proved himself homophobic, even if just symbolically, but still.
But you underestimate Matt Walsh and religious psychopaths like him. They truly hate gays and dream not of just repealing gay marriage but criminalizing homosexuality, and they are craftily funneling current backlash against trans pedo mafia to gays, thus restoring old school ugly religious homophobia. They feel emboldened by conservative win and Leftist loss, and don't hide their sick intentions. Listen to recent Matt Walsh speeches. He openly calls to repeal gay marriage and same-sex parenting and says that all gays are pedophiles. You think this guy isn't s problem at all?
Fair enough, Alex. Truth be told, I really don’t follow the Daily Caller anymore, I catch bits and pieces every now and then from Tucker Carlson; rarely Matt Walsh though. Perhaps President Trump & JD Vance need to pick up the phone and tell Matt to STFU. I just hope POTUS is not being influenced by what he sees and hears from the TQIA/Queers for Palestine mob and lumps them all in with us normal gays and lesbians. It’s way past time for us to cut the TQIA double plus from the LGB before it’s too late. Unfortunately there are still too many gay men that continue to cheerlead for the trans Taliban. Makes my husband and I nuts, Alex.
Yeah, someone definitely needs to tell Matt Walsh to STFU or boycott him like a Bud Light. Better Trump but I'm not sure he's aware even, maybe he should be made aware.
You see, Trump's unpredictability scares me. Firstly he claimed to establish good relationship with Putin, later turned on him and called him crazy for no reason, while failing to condemn ZelenSSky for Spiderweb. Also, initially Trump had almost gay ‘bromance’ with Elon, and what happened to that now too? So if Trump was able to turn on Elon and Putin, what prevents him from turning on gays too of Matt Walsh or Pete Hegseth would get at his ear?
Again, absolutely agreed about Woke trans Islamic mafia. If not for them and their psychosis, grooming and other shit, Matt Walsh would never have had a chance to make a comeback with his homophobic shit. He needs to be put back into closet xD
Alex, I came from working in San Francisco/Oakland/Santa Clara for over 30 years. I have Many clients and coworkers who are gay/lesbian. One of my heart to heart conversations with a few brought up the reality that words evoke feelings/attitudes. When a coworker introduced me to his “lover” I had an immediate reaction to the term “lover”. In the world of married, heterosexuals “lover” brings bad connotations: illicit, “on the side”, affairs, etc. It was not a reaction to the relationship per se, it was the label; Partner or, my favorite, “my spice” don’t carry the baggage of lover. Same with the word Pride. As a Christian, Pride is one of the seven deadly sins. Why would ANY group looking for acceptance deliberately use this word which coveys SIN? I agree with you, Gay Parade has the happy connotation of “Gay”. If I were running the branding campaign, I would not use words that bring along negative connotations. Just my 70 year old thought.
Yeah, you're right, words have power and some strong connotations. Technically I think these connotations might change with time but it's not always possible or even desirable so I agree with you. It was a very good point of yours.
I think it's different in UK: Christianity doesn't seem to have much of a role these days: it's more of a question of its very survival: many Churches have become Mosques. Even practising Christians are not like they appear to be in US. Christianity is not the problem here.
I think that a large majority of Americans/Westerners favor full civil rights for gay people. The left uses that impulse as a shield to advance more extreme (MUCH more, in the past decade) policies and initiatives, and then it smears those people who point out the extremity. A pliant media helps them hide the evidence of their duplicity.
Eventually word gets out, though, and the mainstream reacts. Even though their lies and machinations risk a backlash which imperil public goodwill, the left doesn't care. Their agenda matters far more than the happiness or status of gay people, or anyone else.
Yeah I fully agree with you about the Left here, but religious homophobic right like Matt Walsh are rising again too, using this backlash against LGBT Leftists created. Gays are literally between Scilla and Charybdis now.
Judge not to me means Stay In Your Own Lane. I have been under attack by wokers for probably 15 years now, including stalking and harassment off the scale, getting abducted into the borderlands of NM, being streamed on hidden cameras, escaping multiple attempts to murder me, break-ins at my low income housing, including having drugs dusted all over my food. THIS IS THE GOD HONEST TRUTH. I CAN GET NO HELP FROM CORRUPT LAW ENFORCEMENT WHERE I AM.
Not really, nothing was 'confirmed'. Gay movement was hijacked by trannies and pedos, and now homophobes use a justified backlash against them to scapegoat gays. Dirty and evil.
The Bible speaks clearly on this subject—God’s Word is Jesus’ Word:
“Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.” Romans 1:27
It's not God's word but Apostle Paul's word, don't lie please. Apostle Paul was a Pharisee and perverted and twisted Jesus teaching for Romans. Jesus never said that. Fuck homophobic liar and corrupt power hungry Pharisee and heretic Paul million times, and don't you DARE to call Paul's word God's word. I reject Pauline heresy so don't quote ANYTHING from this homophobic Pharisee and Roman bootlicker to me, ever.
Not so. “All scripture is given by the inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction and instruction in righteousness.” 2Timothy 3:16
So what do all the other 47,556 gods say Curtis, or is your’s the only real one?
Gay people are created by God whatever it is.
So are you saying God made a mistake?
Why would God make a mistake and then use humans to send a message that he fucked up?
“Oops, Sorry down there, disregard the gay ones, they were a mistake”
Say that to yourself a few times and see how stupid it sounds.
All Gods invented by humans are non existent, and Jesus if he even existed was a pedophile according to the actual scriptures.
And dont get started on old testament God, he had severely demented and heinous views on all sorts of shit.
The sad part is people who get wrapped up in religion and regurgitating the ridiculous crap they peddle cannot hear how ridiculous they sound because they are in a trance.
That’s what preaching is-thinking your perception is more valuable than another’s, so you force it on them.
How do you know God didn’t already talk to them and tell them what he is, and maybe they should be preaching to you?
Of course you wouldn’t listen because one thing a religious person cannot do is admit being wrong about their particular God of choice.
Head like a stone.
Let gay people be gay, they arent hurting each other, unlike pedophile Catholic priests and all sorts of religious figures have done for ages to innocent helpless children.
The Bible teaches there is one true God. The Bible does reference other "gods" or deities held by other cultures, but it consistently emphasizes that these are not real gods and that the true God, Yahweh, is the only one worthy of worship. Christianity is not a religion, it’s a relationship with my Savior Jesus Christ. Redemption is life’s greatest reality. Our time on earth is a vapor, eternity with Jesus is beyond anyone’s imagination. That’s every Christian’s ultimate destination. No more death, crying, sorrow or pain. God's ultimate triumph over evil and the promise of redemption, with a new heaven and earth where these negative aspects are absent.
I know God, no bible-no human intepretations needed, I am closer to God than you or anyone who you keep in your circle, you see, I looked away from organized religion and asked God to help me understand, and instantly I was alive with God's voice, telling me "welcome to truth and reality."
This surrender to God was how I left religion and immediately began seeing the evil and ill intent of all churches and so called holy books.
I do not preach.
I do not write stories and demand everyone believe them.
I do not claim to be righteous or perfect.
I do not allow human interpetation to soil my relationship with God.
It's sort of like when you have the fastest car in the world and everyone wants to race you to see if they are faster, and I continue driving steadfast on my path at the same speed I always do, ignoring their static and noise as they try so many ways to convince me to race them.
They are religion.
I am with God.
As for your bible.
It is just another book.
But yes, anyone with a functioning brain can find a lesson in there so its worth a read Ill admit, but its nothing more than human interpretation of something they are never meant to truly understand.
Stephen King's book the Shining tells us to stay away from abandoned haunted hotels in the woods in winter, but its fiction, so even though it tells me something, I know better than to think it is real.
The bible is no more an accurate history book than Cat in the Hat, it has been stepped on, shuffled through, rewritten and censored for thousands of years.
And church leaders chose to exclude many of the books from it that were inconvenient to the narrative they want to force all adherents to adapt to.
So let that all go now that youve reached your wall you keep bashing your head on, and you will rise above the wall to see the other side, and what you have been missing.
I really enjoyed your surrender story, God calls everyone differently. I had a similar experience with organized religion. One of my constant prayers is to know God intimately. I’ve often prayed for God to change me and conform me to the likeness of His Son. I can’t do that without the help of His Holy Spirit. For me, the Bible is not some historical book. It’s God’s story, God’s Holy Word containing instructions for life. In my 20’s, I was captivated by the book of Genesis and Proverbs. Over time, I discovered all the books of the Bible are Divinely interconnected. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been inspired to take action as result of reading the Bible. I’m glad you found it a worthwhile read. I particularly liked reading Proverbs because it exhorted me to get wisdom above all else — those who seek Him are wise. God bless!
I’m glad you enjoyed it Curtis, I have lived my life best I could, am a flawed man at times, and have successes now and then, all as a part of the whole that God has allowed me to partake in.
I do have a propensity to be a bit harsh on the rare moment I share my personal views, but we only have a short time here so I don’t waste time wallowing in the quagmire of argumentative conflict, and I more often than not choose to quietly enjoy my relationship with God.
I have seen firsthand and almost been a victim myself of the actions of those involved in organized religion, and the way the higher ups protect them, so that makes me a bit salty.
I do pray, out loud, at random times when I feel something has been a gift or a lesson, or even a punishment.
I prefer to let the current help me keep motionless and contemplative, never trying to be the salmon fighting to swim upstream, and that has given me great solace after my first 4 decades of swimming against the current.
God built us to find stillness, so that all our energy is spent observing and learning as everything flows around us
It is imperative not to be swept away in the current, and to me that is the challenge of life, finding a balance with the pure intentions of God.
I do feel there is esoteric value in the bible, especially in the omitted parts, ones purposely obscured by the writers for obvious reasons, back then being a mystic or not adhering would get you killed fast.
Honestly I never even say much but as Alex was seeking some sort of solace himself, I wanted to help him see that there is a place for gay people in the universe of things, and when someone uses the limited tenets of organized religion to tell another they are wrong, it makes me feel a bit compelled to chime in, basically because I find Alex to be a bright and valuable person to the world, who seems to not only share his victories but his losses as a way to calculate what is going on there, but a definite desire to share with others what he is learning along the way.
Hope you come to a conclusion through life that helps you connect with whatever God is as much as possible, and hey, even if that’s sticking to what you are working with right now, so be it, I wish you well!
Apostle Paul is no God thought but a Pharisee who defied Jesus, twisted his word to Romans and corrupred Christianity, and you're a heretic who believe that Paul's word is God's, word, which is blasphemous. Only Jesus word is God's word, and you defied Jesus in favor of Pharisee Paul. Pharisees killed Jesus, and you licked Pharisee Paul boots. Shame on you.
Jesus chose Saul (Paul) to reach the gentiles. The Apostles questioned it too because Paul persecuted the Christians, but they soon learned that Jesus chose Paul to spread the Gospel. God’s ways are not man’s ways. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, but Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice for those who accept Him as Lord and Savior. As Joshua said, choose this day who you will serve, but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. We are each free to make that same choice.
Jesus blinded Paul on the road to Damascus as recorded in Acts 9. Jesus asked Paul (known as Saul and later Jesus renamed him Paul) why do you persecute me? Paul was on his way to Damascus to arrest and imprison Christians. Three days later, Jesus gave Paul his sight back. This revelation was a pivotal moment in Paul’s life, leading to his conversion and eventual role as a key figure in spreading Christianity. Paul is credited with writing 13 books of the New Testament. Jesus chose Paul to spread the Gospel and his writings are Divinely inspired and penned. A basic tenet of being a Christian is to believe the Bible in its entirety. The Bible isn’t just some historical book. It’s His story. Be well.
Oh, right, and Paul couldn't lie ofc in order to get closer to Jesus and to get power. You're very naive. Paul is a Pharisee. Once Pharisee - ALWAYS Pharisee, and Jesus despised Pharisees, but you made a God out of a Pharisee, contrary to what Jesus said. You're a heretic, and shame on you.
Apostle Paul's words don't proceed from the mouth of God, but ONLY from Apostle Paul mouth. You believe an old power hungry Pharisee as if he was a God. Shame on you and fuck Apostle Paul, I would have executed him for his heresy and crime and perversion of Jesus teaching if I had a chance.
I'm a heterosexual mother aged 82. I was brought up not to be homophobic and that has stayed with me and been taught to my children. I don't attend church as there's too much emphasis on the Old Testament. Christians should follow the Christ of the New Testament I think. ' Judge not lest ye be judged' is perfect.
Absolutely agree with you, and thanks for your comment and support!
But way too many people sadly open The Bible only to judge and condemn others instead of becoming better themselves.
GAY PRIDE, Alex, and COMPLETELY separate the TQIA double plus bullshit from the LGB. If Gay Marriage gets repealed (very unlikely), it won’t be because of Matt Walsh or President Trump or VP Vance. It will be because of the TQIA double plus freaks who have go too far with their agenda and to go after the children and are pissing everyone off, including us normal gays, insisting on pushing transwomen/girls (biological men/boys) into women’s and girl’s sports and safe spaces with the full backing of the Democratic Party. President Trump is the most pro-gay President ever. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is the most powerful gay man in the world today. Trump has hosted gay weddings at Mar-A-Lago; Richard Grenell still holds an important role in 47’s administration as well as the former Director of National Intelligence under 45.
Save your ire not for President Trump and his administration, rather amplify your voice ten fold to expose the homophobic frauds that make up the TQIA double plus mob. Not the MAGA crowd, Alex. That said, your piece is excellent. You should post it to X and pay the $500 for 1-2 million users to view it.
I'm not disagreeing with you, I also mentioned that gays mist break free from Woke Alphabet Mafia and that Pride as it is now is a pedo abomination. I also said that this far Trump and JD Vance are on our side but not all in their administration share their view, for example Hegseth recently proved himself homophobic, even if just symbolically, but still.
But you underestimate Matt Walsh and religious psychopaths like him. They truly hate gays and dream not of just repealing gay marriage but criminalizing homosexuality, and they are craftily funneling current backlash against trans pedo mafia to gays, thus restoring old school ugly religious homophobia. They feel emboldened by conservative win and Leftist loss, and don't hide their sick intentions. Listen to recent Matt Walsh speeches. He openly calls to repeal gay marriage and same-sex parenting and says that all gays are pedophiles. You think this guy isn't s problem at all?
Fair enough, Alex. Truth be told, I really don’t follow the Daily Caller anymore, I catch bits and pieces every now and then from Tucker Carlson; rarely Matt Walsh though. Perhaps President Trump & JD Vance need to pick up the phone and tell Matt to STFU. I just hope POTUS is not being influenced by what he sees and hears from the TQIA/Queers for Palestine mob and lumps them all in with us normal gays and lesbians. It’s way past time for us to cut the TQIA double plus from the LGB before it’s too late. Unfortunately there are still too many gay men that continue to cheerlead for the trans Taliban. Makes my husband and I nuts, Alex.
Yeah, someone definitely needs to tell Matt Walsh to STFU or boycott him like a Bud Light. Better Trump but I'm not sure he's aware even, maybe he should be made aware.
You see, Trump's unpredictability scares me. Firstly he claimed to establish good relationship with Putin, later turned on him and called him crazy for no reason, while failing to condemn ZelenSSky for Spiderweb. Also, initially Trump had almost gay ‘bromance’ with Elon, and what happened to that now too? So if Trump was able to turn on Elon and Putin, what prevents him from turning on gays too of Matt Walsh or Pete Hegseth would get at his ear?
Again, absolutely agreed about Woke trans Islamic mafia. If not for them and their psychosis, grooming and other shit, Matt Walsh would never have had a chance to make a comeback with his homophobic shit. He needs to be put back into closet xD
Alex, I came from working in San Francisco/Oakland/Santa Clara for over 30 years. I have Many clients and coworkers who are gay/lesbian. One of my heart to heart conversations with a few brought up the reality that words evoke feelings/attitudes. When a coworker introduced me to his “lover” I had an immediate reaction to the term “lover”. In the world of married, heterosexuals “lover” brings bad connotations: illicit, “on the side”, affairs, etc. It was not a reaction to the relationship per se, it was the label; Partner or, my favorite, “my spice” don’t carry the baggage of lover. Same with the word Pride. As a Christian, Pride is one of the seven deadly sins. Why would ANY group looking for acceptance deliberately use this word which coveys SIN? I agree with you, Gay Parade has the happy connotation of “Gay”. If I were running the branding campaign, I would not use words that bring along negative connotations. Just my 70 year old thought.
Yeah, you're right, words have power and some strong connotations. Technically I think these connotations might change with time but it's not always possible or even desirable so I agree with you. It was a very good point of yours.
I think it's different in UK: Christianity doesn't seem to have much of a role these days: it's more of a question of its very survival: many Churches have become Mosques. Even practising Christians are not like they appear to be in US. Christianity is not the problem here.
Well, Islam is even a bigger problem, they execute gays, enslave women and rape kids.
That is what I was implying!
Well said. Everyone is in a great big hate festival. Everyone is also sick and F'n tired to death of it.
"Real" Christian here! Bravo! Love is Love!
I think that a large majority of Americans/Westerners favor full civil rights for gay people. The left uses that impulse as a shield to advance more extreme (MUCH more, in the past decade) policies and initiatives, and then it smears those people who point out the extremity. A pliant media helps them hide the evidence of their duplicity.
https://jmpolemic.substack.com/p/the-elastic-ideology
Eventually word gets out, though, and the mainstream reacts. Even though their lies and machinations risk a backlash which imperil public goodwill, the left doesn't care. Their agenda matters far more than the happiness or status of gay people, or anyone else.
Yeah I fully agree with you about the Left here, but religious homophobic right like Matt Walsh are rising again too, using this backlash against LGBT Leftists created. Gays are literally between Scilla and Charybdis now.
Judge not to me means Stay In Your Own Lane. I have been under attack by wokers for probably 15 years now, including stalking and harassment off the scale, getting abducted into the borderlands of NM, being streamed on hidden cameras, escaping multiple attempts to murder me, break-ins at my low income housing, including having drugs dusted all over my food. THIS IS THE GOD HONEST TRUTH. I CAN GET NO HELP FROM CORRUPT LAW ENFORCEMENT WHERE I AM.
Hm that's sad to hear but what do you mean and how is it relevant to my topic?
All this is precisely what the homophobes were homophobic about. Their antipathies are being confirmed.
To begin with it was all about truth and being who you really are. Now increasingly it's about falsity and pretending to be what you're not.
Not really, nothing was 'confirmed'. Gay movement was hijacked by trannies and pedos, and now homophobes use a justified backlash against them to scapegoat gays. Dirty and evil.
I agree the groomers have hijacked your accepted group and changed the focus. I really like Adrian Scarcelli’s YouTube channel to keep it real.
Thank you for your support, it's especially important now! Arielle Scarcella you meant? I watch her channel too.
Yes! Arielle Scarcella 😃 I’ve learned a lot about the takeover by “trans” who are AGP!
Autogynephiles?
Yes. Used to be simply cross dressers and transvestites. Now it’s a coverup for groomers and pedos with a sprinkling of sicko thrown in
The Bible speaks clearly on this subject—God’s Word is Jesus’ Word:
“Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.” Romans 1:27
It's not God's word but Apostle Paul's word, don't lie please. Apostle Paul was a Pharisee and perverted and twisted Jesus teaching for Romans. Jesus never said that. Fuck homophobic liar and corrupt power hungry Pharisee and heretic Paul million times, and don't you DARE to call Paul's word God's word. I reject Pauline heresy so don't quote ANYTHING from this homophobic Pharisee and Roman bootlicker to me, ever.
Not so. “All scripture is given by the inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction and instruction in righteousness.” 2Timothy 3:16
If you really believe so, you're a fool, sorry. It’saldo written by human, not God.
Apostle Paul isn't God, never was and never will be. His letters reflect only his twisted views.
If Christians thought logically instead of blindly trusting all the Bible, we would have avoided a lot of problems.
So that’s what your particular God said, eh?
So what do all the other 47,556 gods say Curtis, or is your’s the only real one?
Gay people are created by God whatever it is.
So are you saying God made a mistake?
Why would God make a mistake and then use humans to send a message that he fucked up?
“Oops, Sorry down there, disregard the gay ones, they were a mistake”
Say that to yourself a few times and see how stupid it sounds.
All Gods invented by humans are non existent, and Jesus if he even existed was a pedophile according to the actual scriptures.
And dont get started on old testament God, he had severely demented and heinous views on all sorts of shit.
The sad part is people who get wrapped up in religion and regurgitating the ridiculous crap they peddle cannot hear how ridiculous they sound because they are in a trance.
That’s what preaching is-thinking your perception is more valuable than another’s, so you force it on them.
How do you know God didn’t already talk to them and tell them what he is, and maybe they should be preaching to you?
Of course you wouldn’t listen because one thing a religious person cannot do is admit being wrong about their particular God of choice.
Head like a stone.
Let gay people be gay, they arent hurting each other, unlike pedophile Catholic priests and all sorts of religious figures have done for ages to innocent helpless children.
The Bible teaches there is one true God. The Bible does reference other "gods" or deities held by other cultures, but it consistently emphasizes that these are not real gods and that the true God, Yahweh, is the only one worthy of worship. Christianity is not a religion, it’s a relationship with my Savior Jesus Christ. Redemption is life’s greatest reality. Our time on earth is a vapor, eternity with Jesus is beyond anyone’s imagination. That’s every Christian’s ultimate destination. No more death, crying, sorrow or pain. God's ultimate triumph over evil and the promise of redemption, with a new heaven and earth where these negative aspects are absent.
I know God, no bible-no human intepretations needed, I am closer to God than you or anyone who you keep in your circle, you see, I looked away from organized religion and asked God to help me understand, and instantly I was alive with God's voice, telling me "welcome to truth and reality."
This surrender to God was how I left religion and immediately began seeing the evil and ill intent of all churches and so called holy books.
I do not preach.
I do not write stories and demand everyone believe them.
I do not claim to be righteous or perfect.
I do not allow human interpetation to soil my relationship with God.
It's sort of like when you have the fastest car in the world and everyone wants to race you to see if they are faster, and I continue driving steadfast on my path at the same speed I always do, ignoring their static and noise as they try so many ways to convince me to race them.
They are religion.
I am with God.
As for your bible.
It is just another book.
But yes, anyone with a functioning brain can find a lesson in there so its worth a read Ill admit, but its nothing more than human interpretation of something they are never meant to truly understand.
Stephen King's book the Shining tells us to stay away from abandoned haunted hotels in the woods in winter, but its fiction, so even though it tells me something, I know better than to think it is real.
The bible is no more an accurate history book than Cat in the Hat, it has been stepped on, shuffled through, rewritten and censored for thousands of years.
And church leaders chose to exclude many of the books from it that were inconvenient to the narrative they want to force all adherents to adapt to.
So let that all go now that youve reached your wall you keep bashing your head on, and you will rise above the wall to see the other side, and what you have been missing.
Peace🙂
I really enjoyed your surrender story, God calls everyone differently. I had a similar experience with organized religion. One of my constant prayers is to know God intimately. I’ve often prayed for God to change me and conform me to the likeness of His Son. I can’t do that without the help of His Holy Spirit. For me, the Bible is not some historical book. It’s God’s story, God’s Holy Word containing instructions for life. In my 20’s, I was captivated by the book of Genesis and Proverbs. Over time, I discovered all the books of the Bible are Divinely interconnected. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been inspired to take action as result of reading the Bible. I’m glad you found it a worthwhile read. I particularly liked reading Proverbs because it exhorted me to get wisdom above all else — those who seek Him are wise. God bless!
I’m glad you enjoyed it Curtis, I have lived my life best I could, am a flawed man at times, and have successes now and then, all as a part of the whole that God has allowed me to partake in.
I do have a propensity to be a bit harsh on the rare moment I share my personal views, but we only have a short time here so I don’t waste time wallowing in the quagmire of argumentative conflict, and I more often than not choose to quietly enjoy my relationship with God.
I have seen firsthand and almost been a victim myself of the actions of those involved in organized religion, and the way the higher ups protect them, so that makes me a bit salty.
I do pray, out loud, at random times when I feel something has been a gift or a lesson, or even a punishment.
I prefer to let the current help me keep motionless and contemplative, never trying to be the salmon fighting to swim upstream, and that has given me great solace after my first 4 decades of swimming against the current.
God built us to find stillness, so that all our energy is spent observing and learning as everything flows around us
It is imperative not to be swept away in the current, and to me that is the challenge of life, finding a balance with the pure intentions of God.
I do feel there is esoteric value in the bible, especially in the omitted parts, ones purposely obscured by the writers for obvious reasons, back then being a mystic or not adhering would get you killed fast.
Honestly I never even say much but as Alex was seeking some sort of solace himself, I wanted to help him see that there is a place for gay people in the universe of things, and when someone uses the limited tenets of organized religion to tell another they are wrong, it makes me feel a bit compelled to chime in, basically because I find Alex to be a bright and valuable person to the world, who seems to not only share his victories but his losses as a way to calculate what is going on there, but a definite desire to share with others what he is learning along the way.
Hope you come to a conclusion through life that helps you connect with whatever God is as much as possible, and hey, even if that’s sticking to what you are working with right now, so be it, I wish you well!
Apostle Paul is no God thought but a Pharisee who defied Jesus, twisted his word to Romans and corrupred Christianity, and you're a heretic who believe that Paul's word is God's, word, which is blasphemous. Only Jesus word is God's word, and you defied Jesus in favor of Pharisee Paul. Pharisees killed Jesus, and you licked Pharisee Paul boots. Shame on you.
Jesus chose Saul (Paul) to reach the gentiles. The Apostles questioned it too because Paul persecuted the Christians, but they soon learned that Jesus chose Paul to spread the Gospel. God’s ways are not man’s ways. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, but Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice for those who accept Him as Lord and Savior. As Joshua said, choose this day who you will serve, but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. We are each free to make that same choice.
Paul just lied to Jesus and betrayed him after His death, don't you see it? Sigh. Once Pharisee - ALWAYS Pharisee.
Jesus blinded Paul on the road to Damascus as recorded in Acts 9. Jesus asked Paul (known as Saul and later Jesus renamed him Paul) why do you persecute me? Paul was on his way to Damascus to arrest and imprison Christians. Three days later, Jesus gave Paul his sight back. This revelation was a pivotal moment in Paul’s life, leading to his conversion and eventual role as a key figure in spreading Christianity. Paul is credited with writing 13 books of the New Testament. Jesus chose Paul to spread the Gospel and his writings are Divinely inspired and penned. A basic tenet of being a Christian is to believe the Bible in its entirety. The Bible isn’t just some historical book. It’s His story. Be well.
Oh, right, and Paul couldn't lie ofc in order to get closer to Jesus and to get power. You're very naive. Paul is a Pharisee. Once Pharisee - ALWAYS Pharisee, and Jesus despised Pharisees, but you made a God out of a Pharisee, contrary to what Jesus said. You're a heretic, and shame on you.
Jesus said, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4
Apostle Paul's words don't proceed from the mouth of God, but ONLY from Apostle Paul mouth. You believe an old power hungry Pharisee as if he was a God. Shame on you and fuck Apostle Paul, I would have executed him for his heresy and crime and perversion of Jesus teaching if I had a chance.